People in the News

Dobies Anne-Marie Dobies of Eggertsville has been named associate dean at Canisius College. She continues her role as director of disability support services, a position she has held since 2001. She also serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of College Student Personnel Administration.

Donald R. Laux of Williamsville has been elected to the Canisius College Alumni Association Board of Directors. Laux earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Canisius College in 1982 and a master's degree in business administration from Canisius in 2006. He is director of marketing for Medco Supply Company.

Thomas Grant of Williamsville has joined the structural biology department of the University at Buffalo Medical School at Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute as a graduate research assistant. In fall 2008, he was chosen to participate in the National School on Neutron and X-Ray Scattering, and he was one of 45 students accepted from more than 160 applicants.

Laux Mark C. Massaro, a senior financial adviser for Ameriprise Financial Inc., ranked as one of the top advisers in his field who scored 95 or higher on the client satisfaction survey. The ranking was out of 100.

Lisa Prefontaine of Amherst has been named program director for Horizon Health Services' Boule - vard Counseling Center, located at 1370 Niagara Falls Blvd. She joined Horizon Health Services in February 2006 as a senior mental health counselor and previously worked for Four Winds Psychiatric Hospital in Saratoga Springs

Jeffrey R. Geraci of Williamsville has been appointed delivery director for CTG Health Insurance Solutions. He will be responsible for the delivery of services to CTG's customer base. Geraci has 20 years' experience in the field of health care information systems and technology.

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